- Date
- June 10, 1990, 20:20 local (Jun 11, 1990, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Hillsboro, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9836YChampion 7EC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900610019629A
- Case key
- 14686
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during initial climb after takeoff. The pilot's lack of experience in the airplane is a factor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The accident airplane collided with trees and a fence while attempting a touch and go landing. The pilot stated that on first landing aircraft was not tracking straight. Applied full power, lifted off the ground. Aircraft drifted right (wings level) felt first impact, aircraft went down in trees and stopped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9836Y
- Reported as
- Champion 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 738
- Engine
- Continental C90, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul G. Hass
- Departed
- 9I5 · Bainbridge, OH
- Airport
- HOC · Highland County, runway 23, 3,520 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 150 total · 8 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9836Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.